EP 1723036 A1 20061122 - METHOD OF PACKAGING FOODSTUFFS
Title (en)
METHOD OF PACKAGING FOODSTUFFS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR VERPACKUNG VON LEBENSMITTELN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE D'EMBALLAGE DE PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2005000532 W 20050216
- GB 0403365 A 20040216
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005080205A1] The method involves purging of the oxygen content from within the interior of a flexible-walled container by flushing it with an inert gas such as nitrogen. Ideally, the residual oxygen content should be less that 2 %, or most preferably, less than 1 %. The flushing step may be implemented before, during or after introduction of the foodstuff dependant upon whether the foodstuff is in solid or liquid form, or a mixture of both. After introducing the foodstuff and before sealing, the container is inflated with nitrogen gas and may optionally be subsequently squeezed to remove a selected volume of nitrogen gas. Where discrete pieces of a foodstuff have a tendency to agglomerate during packaging, transport and storage, a higher volume of nitrogen is retained within the container after sealing to counter this effect and ensure that the product is more appealing to the consumer.
IPC 8 full level
B65B 25/00 (2006.01); A23B 9/18 (2006.01); A23L 3/3409 (2006.01); A23L 3/3418 (2006.01); B65B 31/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A23B 9/18 (2013.01 - EP US); A23L 3/3409 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 25/001 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 31/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B65B 31/042 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2005080205A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005080205 A1 20050901; AT E396112 T1 20080615; AU 2005214129 A1 20050901; AU 2005214129 A2 20050901; AU 2005214129 B2 20090326; DE 602005006983 D1 20080703; EP 1723036 A1 20061122; EP 1723036 B1 20080521; ES 2306099 T3 20081101; GB 0403365 D0 20040317; US 2007154600 A1 20070705
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 2005000532 W 20050216; AT 05708350 T 20050216; AU 2005214129 A 20050216; DE 602005006983 T 20050216; EP 05708350 A 20050216; ES 05708350 T 20050216; GB 0403365 A 20040216; US 58272005 A 20050216